What a disposable camera really costs.
The camera is only half the bill. Developing the roll costs nearly as much again, so 27 photos come to about £32 in the UK or $37 in the US. Here are the receipts, from shops' own prices on 16 October 2026, and what the same photos cost in DisCam.
Two free rolls · No account · No ads
Disposable camera
One roll · 27 photos
- Fujifilm QuickSnap FlashArgos · 27 shots
- £17.99
- Developing and scansAnalogue Wonderland · Postage to the lab included
- £13.95
Prices checked 16 October 2026
One roll, two ways
- The camera
- Disposable camera
£17.99 for a Fujifilm QuickSnap Flash at Argos, or $19.95 for a Kodak FunSaver at B&H Photo. - DisCam
Free to download, with two free rolls. - Developing
- Disposable camera
£13.95 with scans at Analogue Wonderland, or from $17 with scans at The Darkroom. - DisCam
Free. Photos develop on your phone. - Per photo
- Disposable camera
£1.18 in the UK, or from $1.37 in the US, for 27 photos. - DisCam
Nothing per photo. - Waiting
- Disposable camera
Days in the post, then days at the lab. - DisCam
None. Instant rolls print as you shoot, and Disposable rolls develop when you choose. - Shots per roll
- Disposable camera
27 on these cameras. - DisCam
5 on each free roll. 12, 24 or 36 with DisCam Pro. - Another roll
- Disposable camera
Another camera, and another developing bill. - DisCam
Unlimited rolls with DisCam Pro, an in-app subscription. - What you keep
- Disposable camera
The scans or prints you paid for. - DisCam
Photos on your phone, to save or share. No paper prints.
Prices are from each shop's own website, checked on 16 October 2026, for the products named. They change often and differ between shops and countries. DisCam isn't affiliated with any of these shops. The app shows DisCam Pro's price before you pay.
What the camera costs
A disposable camera is a plastic camera sold with a roll of film already inside. You shoot the roll, then post or hand in the whole camera to be developed. These were the prices on each shop's own website on 16 October 2026:
- Fujifilm QuickSnap Flash, 27 shots: £17.99 at Argos.
- Kodak FunSaver with 27 + 12 shots: £21.99 at Jessops.
- Kodak FunSaver, 27 shots: $19.95 at B&H Photo.
- Fujifilm QuickSnap Flash, 27 shots: $21.99 at Target.
What developing costs
Developing costs nearly as much as the camera, and you can't see a single photo without it. You post the camera to a lab or take it to a shop, then pay for scans, prints or both.
- Analogue Wonderland develops a disposable and scans the photos for £13.95, with tracked postage to the lab included. You get scans, not prints.
- Max Spielmann develops by post for £15.50 with 6×4 prints, or £8 for developing alone plus £4 for the photos on a CD. You pay the postage, and it aims to develop the film within 5 working days of receiving it.
- The Darkroom in the US starts at $17 with scans, gives you a prepaid label to post the camera and returns your negatives. It quotes 2 to 5 days in the post and 2 to 4 days at the lab.
- The cheapest roll we found: Max Spielmann's own WOW Disposable Camera costs £24.99, with developing and 6×4 prints included when you take it back to one of its shops. That's £0.93 a photo for 27 shots. A CD of the photos costs extra.
What the same photos cost in DisCam
DisCam is a disposable camera app, so there's no camera to buy and nothing to post. It's free to download, and your first two rolls are free: one Instant roll and one Disposable roll, with 5 shots each. Every photo develops on your phone.
After that, DisCam Pro unlocks unlimited rolls, stacks and photos, with 12, 24 or 36 shots on each roll. It's an in-app subscription. Store prices differ from country to country, so the app shows you the price before you pay.
DisCam
Two free rolls · 10 photos
- The appiPhone and Android
- Free
- Two rolls of 5 shotsOne instant, one disposable
- Free
- DevelopingOn your phone
- Free
More rolls: DisCam Pro, an in-app subscription. The app shows its price before you pay.
A year of disposables
One disposable is a small treat. One for every trip, birthday and night out soon adds up, because every roll needs a new camera and a new developing bill. Move the slider to see a year at the prices on the receipts above.
162 photos
- UK
- £191.64
- Argos + Analogue Wonderland
- US
- from$221.70
- B&H Photo + The Darkroom
If a year of DisCam Pro costs less than this where you live, DisCam is the cheaper way to take this many photos.
When a real disposable is worth it
Film makes sense when you want negatives and paper prints, or a camera to hand to a guest who doesn't have the app. At a wedding or a party, a real disposable on each table works for everyone.
DisCam's photos are digital: they look like film prints and stay on your phone, ready to save, share or print, but the app doesn't make paper prints. If it's the photos you're after, DisCam gives you the disposable feel without paying for each roll.
Questions
- How much does a disposable camera cost?
- On 16 October 2026, a Fujifilm QuickSnap Flash with 27 shots cost £17.99 at Argos, and a Kodak FunSaver with 27 shots cost $19.95 at B&H Photo in the US. Developing is extra.
- How much does it cost to develop a disposable camera?
- Analogue Wonderland charges £13.95 with scans, including tracked postage to the lab, and Max Spielmann charges £15.50 by post with 6×4 prints. In the US, The Darkroom starts at $17 with scans.
- How much does each photo cost?
- Counting the camera and developing with scans, a 27-shot roll costs £1.18 a photo in our UK example and from $1.37 a photo in our US one. Shots that don't come out cost the same.
- Is DisCam free?
- Start with two free rolls of 5 shots each, one instant and one disposable. DisCam Pro unlocks unlimited rolls, stacks and photos. No account and no ads.
- Can DisCam print my photos?
- No. DisCam makes digital photos that look like film prints. You can save or share them, and print them with any photo printing service.
- Why doesn't this page show DisCam Pro's price?
- App store prices differ from country to country, so the app shows DisCam Pro's price in your currency before you pay. Compare it with the totals on this page.
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No camera to buy. No developing bill.
Start with two free rolls of 5 shots each, one instant and one disposable. DisCam Pro unlocks unlimited rolls, stacks and photos. No account and no ads.